1.A Case of Cystic Teratoma on the Floor of the Mouth in Neonate.
Ki Cheol CHOI ; Seung Hyun LEE ; Sang Kee PARK ; Nam Yong DOH ; Ho Jong JEON
Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology 1997;4(2):267-271
Cystic teratoma on the floor of the mouth is infrequent disease and known as congenital origin. Teratoma has no sex distribution. Treatrnent of the cystic teratoma is completely surgical excision and recurrence is rare. The authors have experienced a case of cystic teratoma on the floor of the mouth in neonate. We reported this case with review of literatures.
Humans
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Infant, Newborn*
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Mouth*
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Recurrence
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Sex Distribution
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Teratoma*
2.Sudden Cardiac Arrest Immediately after Tourniquet Release during Epidural Anesthesia: A case report.
Cheol Yong JEON ; Cheol LEE ; Tai Yo KIM ; Yoon Kang SONG
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2004;47(6):887-889
Sudden cardiac arrest during epidural anesthesia is a rare but catastrophic complication. It was recently reported that occurs in one per 10,000 epidural anesthesia cases. We report one case of cardiac arrest in a healthy 45-year-old male patient undergoing relatively minor surgery. His preoperative blood pressure was 110-130/70-80 mmHg, heart rate 75-80 beats per minute, and oxygen saturation 98%. Immediately after tourniquet release, cardiac arrest was developed without warning signs. The patient was resuscitated by prompt precordial thump pacing, a fluid bolus, intravenous injection of atropine and ephedrine, and ventilated with oxygen. The procedure was completed and the patient recovered uneventfully.
Anesthesia, Epidural*
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Atropine
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Blood Pressure
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac*
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Ephedrine
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Heart Arrest
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Heart Rate
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Humans
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Injections, Intravenous
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Oxygen
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Surgical Procedures, Minor
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Tourniquets*
3.The Clinical Significance of Serum Hyaluronic Acid and Type IV Collagen Level in Chronic Hepatitis and Early Liver Cirrhosis.
Joo Hyun SOHN ; Young Woo SOHN ; Dong Soo HAN ; Yong Cheol JEON ; Choon Suhk KEE ; Won Mi LEE ; Se Jin JANG ; Yong Wook PARK
The Korean Journal of Hepatology 1999;5(3):190-199
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Liver biopsy has been used to evaluate the degree of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic liver diseases. It is important to assess liver fibrosis when following the course of chronic liver diseases. Histopathological examination of percutaneous biopsy specimens is invasive and is also of questionable value because of the heterogenous distribution of pathological changes in the liver. Therefore, non-nvasive methods to determine the progress of liver fibrosis are needed. Serum hyaluronic acid and type IV collagen are known to be related to hepatic fibrosis. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of serum hyaluronic acid and type IV collagen measurement as a differential point in patients with chronic liver diseases and early cirrhosis. METHODS: This study included 109 patients with chronic liver diseases caused by various etiologies. Liver biopsy and histopathological classification were done in all patients. Serum hyaluronic acid and type IV collagen were measured by one-tep sandwich binding protein assay and one-tep sandwich enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS: The concentrations of hyaluronic acid and type IV collagen in the early cirrhosis group (208.5+/-186.4 ng/mL, 242.1+/-162.8 ng/mL) were significantly higher (p<0.01) than those in the normal and fatty liver group (26.3+/-21.7 ng/mL, 79.2+/-28.8 ng/mL), mild chronic hepatitis group (22.8+/-15.4 ng/mL, 125.5+/-79.7 ng/mL), moderate to severe hepatitis group (66.3+/-60.5 ng/mL, 148.5+/-78.7 ng/mL). At the cutoff value of 100 ng/mL for hyaluronic acid and 200 ng/mL for type IV collagen, the sensitivities were 66.7% and 55.6%, and specifities were 82.9% and 89%, and diagnostic efficiencies were 78.9% and 80.7% respectively for discriminating patients with cirrhosis (4 points) from the mild to severe fibrosis (0~3 points). CONCLUSIONS: The serum levels of hyaluronic acid and type IV collagen may be sensitive markers of fibrotic process in chronic liver diseases and useful biochemical markers in differentiation of the patients with early cirrhosis from those with chronic liver diseases.
Biomarkers
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Biopsy
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Carrier Proteins
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Classification
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Collagen Type IV*
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Fatty Liver
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Fibrosis
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Hepatitis
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Hepatitis, Chronic*
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Humans
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Hyaluronic Acid*
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Immunoenzyme Techniques
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Liver Cirrhosis*
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Liver Diseases
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Liver*
4.Percutaneous Repair of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures.
Taek Soo JEON ; Sang Bum KIM ; Whan Yong JUNG ; Youn Moo HEO ; Cheol Yong PARK
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 2009;44(6):661-667
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate and analyze the clinical outcomes of the percutaneous repair of acute achilles tendon ruptures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective study on 14 patients with acute closed rupture of the Achilles tendon and they were managed with percutaneous repair from Jan. 2006 to Jun. 2007. The clinical outcomes were analyzed according to the causes of the injury and the postoperative functional performances. RESULTS: All the cases showed good or excellent outcomes, according to the Arner-Lindholm scale for the evaluation of acute Achilles tendon rupture. The average AOFAS score was 95.6 (range: 91-100). Nine patients were very satisfied and five patients were satisfied. They were satisfied especially because of the minimal postoperative scar. Two cases of sural nerve injury were reported as complications, and these cases fully recovered at postoperative three months. No evidence of surgical wound infection, necrosis of the wound or rerupture of the tendon was seen. CONCLUSION: The percutaneous repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture achieved high functional outcomes, a successful return to previous work and high satisfaction, with a relatively low incidence of complications.
Achilles Tendon
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Cicatrix
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Humans
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Incidence
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Necrosis
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Organic Chemicals
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Retrospective Studies
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Rupture
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Sural Nerve
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Surgical Wound Infection
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Tendons
5.A Case of Malignant Hyperthermia during General Anesthesia with Sevoflurane: A case report.
Yong Kwan CHEONG ; Cheol Yong JEON ; Cheol LEE ; Yoon Kang SONG ; Tai Yo KIM ; Deok Hwa CHOI
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2004;47(3):449-453
We experienced a malignant hyperthermia in 24-year-old male with sevoflurane during the mandibular prognathism surgery. The malignant hyperthermia emerged 150 minutes after induction of general anesthesia using propofol, rocuronium, sevoflurane, N2O and O2. Sevoflurane has been reported that it can induce delayed onset of malignant hyperthermia under absence of succinylcholine. The prognosis of malignant hyperthermia is determined by early recognition, vigorous treatment and the time of dantrolene injection. In our case, when we suspected episode, all anesthetics were stopped and dantrolene injection was immediately given intravenously. The patient recovered normal temperature and consciousness without any complication.
Anesthesia, General*
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Anesthetics
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Consciousness
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Dantrolene
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Humans
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Male
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Malignant Hyperthermia*
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Prognathism
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Prognosis
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Propofol
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Succinylcholine
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Young Adult
6.Positivity of Chlamydia Pneumoniae Antibody and It's Significance in Atherosclerosis.
Jun Kyoung KIM ; Joon Yong CHUNG ; Bo Young SUNG ; Yoon Cheol KIM ; Jung Hee KIM ; Min Soo LEE ; In Hwan SUNG ; Eun Seok JEON
Korean Circulation Journal 1999;29(2):146-152
BACKGROUND: The relationship between infection of microorganism and atherosclerosis has been studied because the pathophysiology after infection is similar to those of cell injury and/or lipid theory. Although there are many reports which described the relationships between the infection of chalamydia pneumoniae and the atherosclerosis. In Korea, even the prevalence of chlamydia infection has not been studied yet. This study was purposed on the prevalence of chlamydia infection and it's correlation to atherosclerosis. METHODS: 235 subjects were enrolled and age and sex adjusted subjects were divided into two groups, normal controls (n=43), atherosclerosis (AS, n=90) group:coronary artery disease (CAD, n=61) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD, n=29). Serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) were measured, LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) was calculated. Serum IgG chlamydia antibody were measured by ELISA method. RESULTS: TG was significantly higher in AS (162.51+/-100.04 mg/dL vs 122.91+/-63.31 mg/dL, mean+/-SD, p=0.019), and HDL-C was significantly higher in controls (47.30+/-9.88 mg/dL vs 39.38+/-8.29 mg/dL, p<0A65A>0.01). Levels of LDL-C and TC were not statistical significant. Serum IgG chlamydia antibody was positive in 29.8% (70/235), 30% (27/90) in AS group and 28% in controls and there was no statistical significance between groups (p=0.804). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, there was no significant differences in positivity of IgG chlamydia antibody in AS compared with that of controls. Overall positivity of chlamydia antibody was lower in Korea than in other country. It is still controversial whether Chlamydia pneumoniae is a primary etiologic agent of atherosclerosis or not. This study could not demonstrate the relationship between chlamydia infection and atherosclerosis in Korea. The effectiveness and indications of antichlamydial antibiotics for prevention of cardiovascular complications in atherosclerosis and overall chlamydia infection in general population will be needed in large scale trials.
Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Arteries
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Atherosclerosis*
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Chlamydia Infections
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Chlamydia*
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae*
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Cholesterol
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Immunoglobulin G
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Korea
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Pneumonia
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Prevalence
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Triglycerides
7.Effect of physician's antismoking education on patient's amoking behavior.
Sang Im JEON ; Yong Woo PARK ; Cheol Hwan KIM ; Yoo Seock JEONG ; Chang Won WON ; Tai Woo YOO ; Bong Yul HUH
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1992;13(6):503-508
No abstract available.
Education*
8.Second and Third Kidney Transplantation in the Catholic Organ Transplantation Center.
Hyo Sin JEON ; Sun Cheol PARK ; Bum Soon CHOI ; Chul Woo YANG ; In Sung MOON ; Yong Bok KOH
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation 2006;20(1):69-72
PURPOSE: This study was designed to review the results of 2nd and 3rd kidney transplantation at our center. METHODS: Total 1,500 patients who had undergone kidney transplantation from 1968 to Aug 2005 at the Catholic Medical Center were retrospectively analyzed. The graft and patient survival were determined using Kaplan-Meier actuarial survival curves, compared with those of first transplant and assessed for significance using the log rank test. RESULTS: The patient of 2nd transplantation was 77 cases (male 55, female 22, mean age: 48.9+/-2.4 years) and 3rd transplantation was 5 patients (male 4, female 1, mean age 46.8+/-6.0 years). The 82 kidneys included from living donors in 67 patients and from cadaveric donors in 15 patients. The most common cause of renal failure of retransplanted kidney was chronic GN (2nd: 62 cases (80.5%), 3rd: 5 cases (100%)). The immunosuppressive regimen was mainly based on cyclosporine (2nd: 61 cases (79.2%), 3rd: 3 cases (60%)). The mean duration of the second transplantation from the first was 89.0 months and the third transplantation from the second was 32.7 months. There were 16 cases of death patients and the main cause of death was infection and cardiovascular events. The graft survival of 2nd & 3rd transplantation in 1 year were over 80%. CONCLUSION: Renal retransplantation is safe, effective, and the treatment of choice in patients with failed previous kidney transplantation for patient's quality of life and not associated with increased mortality retransplantation. The results of graft survival for retransplantation seem to be excellent for primary transplantation under cyclosporine or tacrolimus-based immunosuppression. The use of the potent and appropriate immunosuppression and surgical technique for retransplantation could help to improve better results.
Cadaver
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Cause of Death
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Cyclosporine
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Female
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Graft Survival
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Humans
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Immunosuppression
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Kidney Transplantation*
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Kidney*
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Living Donors
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Mortality
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Organ Transplantation*
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Quality of Life
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Renal Insufficiency
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Retrospective Studies
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Tissue Donors
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Transplants*
9.A Case Report of Balloon Angioplasty for Coarctation of Aorta in Adult.
Jin Ok JEONG ; Yoon Cheol KIM ; Bo Young SUNG ; Jun Kyoung KIM ; Jun Yong JEONG ; Jeong Gon LYU ; Si Wan CHOI ; In Whan SEONG ; Eun Seok JEON
Korean Circulation Journal 1997;27(6):677-681
For the treatment of coarction of aorta, surgical intervention has been known as a standard therapy.During last decade balloon angioplasty for coarctation of the aorta has been reported as a successful and safe procedure in about 300 cases. This angioplasty was done mainly in infants and children, and little cases in adults and adolescents. A 22 year-old adult with coarctation of aorta have recieved balloon angioplasty. He visited to emergency room due to severe headache and the blood presure of arm was 240/130mmHg at emergency room. The blood pressure at ward was 168/92mmHg in upper extremities, 104/82mmHg in lower extrimities. His aortogram showed coarctation of thoracic aorta below left subclavian artery. The pressure gradient beween ascending aorta and right femoral artery was decreased from 60mmHg to 0mmHg after balloon dilatation (2 times, balloon diameter 18mm). There were no significant complications. The follow-up magnetic resonance image in 4 month after balloon angioplasty showed no evidence of restenosis or saccular aneurysm. Initial hypertension turned to normal blood pressure in 4 months after balloon angioplasty. This adult case of successful balloon angioplasty for coarctation of aorta is the first case reported in Korea.
Adolescent
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Adult*
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Aneurysm
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Angioplasty
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Angioplasty, Balloon*
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Aorta
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Aorta, Thoracic
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Aortic Coarctation*
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Arm
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Blood Pressure
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Child
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Dilatation
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Femoral Artery
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Follow-Up Studies
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Headache
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Humans
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Hypertension
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Infant
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Korea
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Subclavian Artery
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Upper Extremity
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Young Adult
10.Effects of Fentanyl, Midazolam, and Fentanyl-Midazolam on the Cardiovascular System and Blood Glucose during General anesthetic Induction.
Eun Sung IM ; Dae Gun JEON ; Hyo Cheol SHIN ; Yong Sup SHIN ; Hae Ja KIM ; Se Jin CHOI
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1994;27(9):1083-1091
In this study, we evaluated the effects of fentanyl, midazolam, and fentanyl-midazolam on cardiovascular system and blood glucose during endotracheal intubation in forty normotensive patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia. The patients were randomly classified into four groups; Group I (control) received tracheal intubation with thiopental 5 mg/kg (n=10), group II received tracheal intubation with fentanyl 6 ug/kg followed by thiopental 2 mg/ kg (n=10), group III received tracheal intubation with midazolam 0.3 mg/kg (n=10), group IV received tracheal intubation with fentanyl 4 ug/kg followed by midazolam 1 mg/kg (n=10). The changes of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial blood pressurie, heart rate, and blood glucose were compared in each group. The results were as follows; 1) In group I, endotracheal intubation caused a significant rise in SBP, HR and blood glucose. 2) In group II, endotracheal intubation caused little changes in SBP, DBP,MAP and blood glucose but HR was rised. 3) In group III, endotracheal intubation caused little changes in SBP, DBP, MAP, HR and blood glucose. 4) In group IV, endotracheal intubation caused little changes in SBP, DBP, MAP, HR and blood glucose.
Anesthesia, General
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Blood Glucose*
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Blood Pressure
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Cardiovascular System*
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Fentanyl*
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Heart Rate
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Humans
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Intubation
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Intubation, Intratracheal
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Midazolam*
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Thiopental